We completed week 4 today. First we started off with an expanded box drill with twice as many boxes as usual, blind hide and timed each participant. All students did excellent. Times ranged from 4 seconds to 1 minute forty seconds. It was great to see how well the handlers read their dogs.
After that quick warm up, the boxes were moved to the perimeter of the room to start working on interior room entries. That first corner was hard for all of the dogs! It's amazing how all living things want to cut corners! But of course they all got it after a few searches and the handlers learned to be more patient before giving that "Search" command. It was very clear to all that participated that giving the command just a second off from when the dog was actually in work mode lead to less than optimum results.
I will try to be more diligent about posting pics and keeping this blog updated as to our progress. Feel free to contact me with any questions regarding nosework or other dog related questions. If I don't have the answer, chances are pretty good that I know someone that does!
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